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STORY: UN / HAITI HUMAN RIGHTS
TRT: 01:47
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 08 MAY 2026, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE - NEW YORK CITY
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08 MAY 2026, NEW YORK CITY
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3. SOUNDBITE (English) Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Our UN office in Haiti has published a new report which, once again, details the devastating impact of violence on people there. According to the report, at least 1,642 people were killed and 745 others injured in the first three months of the year. Carlos Ruiz Massieu, the Head of BINUH, said that despite security advances in certain areas of downtown Port-au-Prince, insecurity is a daily and unbearable feature of life for a large number of Haitians, adding that violence continues to spread beyond the capital, particularly in Artibonite and the Centre.”
4. Wide shot, press room
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“In the areas under their control, gangs have continued to commit numerous human rights abuses, including targeted killings, kidnappings, acts of extortion, and destruction of property. Overall, gang members were responsible for 27 percent of those killed and injured between January and March. They were also responsible for sexual violence, including gang rapes or cases of sexual exploitation.”
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7. SOUNDBITE (English) Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“According to data published in the report, more than 69 percent of those killed or injured during the first three months of the year were the result of operations carried out by security forces against gangs, sometimes supported by a private military company using drones. Our colleagues recall the urgency of accelerating measures to improve the protection of human rights in the country, including the full operationalization of specialized judicial units, and ensuring that all operations by national and international security forces are conducted in strict compliance with international human rights law.”
8. Wide shot, press room
According to a new UN report, at least 1,642 people were killed and 745 others injured in Haiti in the first three months of the year.
Addressing the press today (8 May) Farhan Haq, UN Deputy Spokesperson, said that the UN office in Haiti has published a new report which, “once again, details the devastating impact of violence on people there.”
He reported, “Carlos Ruiz Massieu, the Head of BINUH, said that despite security advances in certain areas of downtown Port-au-Prince, insecurity is a daily and unbearable feature of life for a large number of Haitians, adding that violence continues to spread beyond the capital, particularly in Artibonite and the Centre. “
In the areas under their control, gangs have continued to commit numerous human rights abuses, including targeted killings, kidnappings, acts of extortion, and destruction of property.
Overall, gang members were responsible for 27 percent of those killed and injured between January and March. They were also responsible for sexual violence, including gang rapes or cases of sexual exploitation.
According to data published in the report, more than 69 percent of those killed or injured during the first three months of the year were the result of operations carried out by security forces against gangs, sometimes supported by a private military company using drones.
Haq concluded, “Our colleagues recall the urgency of accelerating measures to improve the protection of human rights in the country, including the full operationalization of specialized judicial units, and ensuring that all operations by national and international security forces are conducted in strict compliance with international human rights law.”
